Automobile-signal



W. S. HARRIS. AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29.I920.

Patented Dec. 14

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, WILLIAM S. HARRIS, OF BREMEBTON, WASHINGTON.

AUTOMOBILE-SIGNAL.

To all whom it may concern? Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. Harms, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bremerton, in the county ofLitsap and State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Automobile-Signals, of which the following 15 aspecification. L r

This invention relates to direction 1nd1- eating signals for motorvehicles. The object of my invention is the provision of 1 nexpensivelyconstructed and readlly d 1stinguishable devices of this characterWlllCh are adapted to be attached to a veh cle for the purpose ofinforming pedestrians or others, the intention of the driver to turnfrom the direction in which the vehicle is traveling. g

The invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which.

Figure l 'is a fragmentary elevational view of the wind-shieldstructureof an auinvention associated therewith. I

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of a portion of'the arrow member ofthe apparatus, with the lower end of the casing shown in section. I

Fig. 3 is a View of the-parts represented in Fig. 2, shown partly inplan and partly in section, said section being taken through 8-3 of Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the arrow fluke elements.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with electrically actuated means forregulating the arrow member.

In said drawings, the reference numeral 1.0 designates a casing havingan opening at its outer side and is provided with clamping attachmentsll-for securing it to one of the Wind-shield posts 12 of an automobile.

A bell-crank lever, designated generally by 13, is fulcrumed bymeans ofa bolt 14,

to the bifurcated lower end of said casing. One of the arms, 15, of saidlever is substantially straight and the other arm, 16, is desirablycurved and are respectively provided with longitudinal slots 15 and 16Engaging in the slot 16 is a finger 17 provided on an end of a rod 18arranged for reciprocatory axial movements in a guide, such as 19,secured in the present instance to the dash board 20 of the automobile.

21 represents a bar slidably connected by Specification of LettersPatent:

Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

. Application filed March '29, 1920. Serial no. 369,573.

15 for relative longitudinal 'movements, 7 I

which are accomplished'throngh the instrumentality of arod 23 having oneof its ends connected to the bar 21 at 24 and its other end to a bolt 25secured to the casing below the lever fulcrum. 26 represent wingelements of an arrow whose stem or shaft is afforded by the bar 21..These wings are of a substantially triangular shape to simulate whenused supplementary to each other the head of a conventional arrow.Secured ad jacent' to the outer edge 27 of each wing and about theInidlength of the same is the rear end of a plate of substantially theform shown in Figs. 2 and 4, said plates each being provided with aportion 28 parallel with the outer edge 271 of the respective wing andhaving a forwardly and upwardly directed front portion 28 extendingslightly beyond'the inneredge29 of the respective wing.

The forward ends of said plates are pro-.

of links 34 whose other ends are connected to a stud 35 which extendsthrou h lever slot 15 and secured to the bar 21. y thus connecting thewings to the latter which is movable longitudinally of the lever arm 15,and by controlling said bar by means of the connecting rod 23, as aboveexplained, the

wings are relatively distended when the lever arm 15 is in itshorizontal full line position (Fig. 1), and are in relatively contractedrelations when brought into their dotted line positions m (Fig. 1) V by.carrying the same with the lever arm 15' into the casing.

The apparatus as shown in Fig. 1 is manually actuated by means of a rod18 located within convenient reach of the driver. In

Fig. 5, however, I illustrate the invention V tery B for supplyingelectric energy to the magnet and the branch connections a and 6 leadingto an incandescent lamp 37 se 1 'lVhat I claim, is-

the rod'18 whereby the lever is actuated, is in the nature of a core forsolenoid 36 to afford an electromagnet for operating the signalingdevices.

As shown, the circuit wires, a, b and bat- 1. In a signaling device forvehicles, the combination with a casing adapted to be secured at a sideof a vehicle, an arm, of a fulcrum support therefor connected to said.

casing, and means to swing saidlarm about said fulcrum support, a barslidably connected to said arm for relative longitudinal movements,wings pivotally connected to said arm, links connecting said wings tosaid 1 bar, means connecting said bar'to the easfulcrumed therein,means'connected with ing to efiect the longitudinal movements of therodwithfr'espect to'said arm whereby the wings are causedto collapse anddis tend" with res ect to each other as they are carried with sa-id'armrespectively into and from said casing. V

2. In a signaling device for vehicles, the comb'ination'of af'casingadaptedto be secured at a side of a vehicle, a' be1lcrank lever one armof said lever for effecting movements of the other arm into and fromsaid casing, a'bar connected to the second named arm for movementslongitudinally thereof,

means connecting said bar with the casing V for effecting its movementsrelative to the second named arm when the latter is moved intoor fromsaidcasing, a pair of wings con- 7 nccted pivotallyto said second namedarm, and operative connections between said wings and said bar'wherebythe wings are caused to be contracted or distended with respect toeachlo ther as they are carried by the second named arm respectivelyinto or qm md 1 vehicle, means-to effectfthe movements of 3, In a slgnaing device for vehic les,'the combination of an arm, a fulcr nn'supporttherefor adapted to be securediatla side of a said arm about saidfulcrum topresent the arm into substantially horizontal and verticalpositions, a bar connected to said arm for'movements lon g itudinally ofthe latter, wing elements pivotally connected to said arm, linksoperatively connecting said Wings to one end of-said bar, and-meansconnected to umber and rendered epemive'b swingingof the arm about itsfulcrum, whereby said wings are collapsed and distended with respect to'each other as 'thearmis respectiv ely 'rought into its vertical andhorizon tal positions." i

Signed t p I 20th day of March'1'92Q. V a V 'WILLIAIS/l S HARRIS.Witnesses: I T 1 R; S. "HAYWARD,

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